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Since around Facebook became a thing, I think we (most of the developers of the world) have been wasting our time and effort in what I would call useless fancy

Since around Facebook became a thing, I think we (most of the developers of the world) have been wasting our time and effort in what I would call useless fancy toys: Twitter, Facebook, vine, instagram, tiktok, thousands of saas, millions of npm libraries, crypto, and a long etc. I love programming but I certainly hate most ofthe tech companies and products that exist nowadays. I’m part of it, though, since it doesn’t pay that bad in this part of the world (not usa).

vineyardmike 4y ago
> in what I would call useless fancy toys Toys aren't useless. People enjoy playing. I'd certainly rather work on a "toy" that lots of people use and enjoy than some CRUD app to handle insurance claims data or some other random "serious business" use. But seriously, Twitter is a global network that can disseminate news globally in minutes, its been used to start revolutions. TikTok, YouTube, etc help distribute knowledge, and grow communities. "Thousands of SaaS apps" help people work better, faster, quicker, and employ millions of workers to build and maintain. "Millions of NPM libraries" are the result of the toil of countless developers choosing to freely share their hard work and learning to anyone who wants it. What is not a waste of time to you? What is noble enough to receive your approval?